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paolfs 21 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Have you restarted your computer this week?

No. Unlocking of the disk happens at boot time. Logging out will keep your disk unlocked.

Hybernate will also lock your disk.

Edit: it might depend on your hardware. The latest Macs are more secure while sleeping / logged out.

jorisw 21 days ago [–]

I've always assumed that (a derivative of) the user's password decrypts their section of the filesystem.

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